Saturn got it's name after the roman god of agriculture, this god is named "Saturn".
Who Discovered Saturn:
Galileo Discovered Saturn
When Was Saturn Discovered:
Saturn was Discovered in 1610.
How Was Saturn Discovered:
Galileo was looking at "Jupiter" through his telescope, but he was really looking at a different. This planet he named "Saturn".
Distances:
Order from the Sun: 6th place
Distance from the Sun: 1,433,449,370 km
Distance from Earth: 377,400 km
Planet Measurements:
Mass: 5.6851 x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Volume: 827,130,000,000,000 km to the power of 3
Orbit And Rotation:
Number of Days to Orbit Around The Sun: 10,760 Earth Days
Perihelion: 1.35 billion
Equatorial Circumference:
378,675 km
Mean Density:
0.687
Gravity:
8.96 m\s (92% that of earth)
Aphelion:
1.4 billion km
Length Of One Day:
10 hours 47 minutes
Planet Appearance:
Saturn appears as a yellow, stared like object. Through a telescope, it appears as a golden sphere.
Crossed with a series of light colored bands parallel to the equator.These bands are called rings.
Rings:
There are more than 30 rings, 3 main rings are followed by smaller and dusty rings.
Satellites: there are 62 satllities
Core Composition:
Surface Composition:
Major Gases:
Minor Gases:
Surface Condition:
Wind Speeds:
Temperature Ranges:
Weather:
Water:
Exploration:
Habitability:
Future Human Travel:
Terraforming
Cool Facts:
List Three Neat Or Interesting Facts About Your Planet:
Saturn
Describe How Saturn Got it's Name:
Saturn got it's name after the roman god of agriculture, this god is named "Saturn".Who Discovered Saturn:
Galileo Discovered SaturnWhen Was Saturn Discovered:
Saturn was Discovered in 1610.How Was Saturn Discovered:
Galileo was looking at "Jupiter" through his telescope, but he was really looking at a different. This planet he named "Saturn".Distances:
Order from the Sun: 6th placeDistance from the Sun: 1,433,449,370 km
Distance from Earth: 377,400 km
Planet Measurements:
Mass: 5.6851 x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000Volume: 827,130,000,000,000 km to the power of 3
Orbit And Rotation:
Number of Days to Orbit Around The Sun: 10,760 Earth DaysPerihelion: 1.35 billion
Equatorial Circumference:
378,675 kmMean Density:
0.687Gravity:
8.96 m\s (92% that of earth)Aphelion:
1.4 billion kmLength Of One Day:
10 hours 47 minutesPlanet Appearance:
Saturn appears as a yellow, stared like object. Through a telescope, it appears as a golden sphere.Crossed with a series of light colored bands parallel to the equator.These bands are called rings.
Rings:
There are more than 30 rings, 3 main rings are followed by smaller and dusty rings.Satellites:
there are 62 satllities
Core Composition:
Surface Composition:
Major Gases:
Minor Gases:
Surface Condition:
Wind Speeds:
Temperature Ranges:
Weather:
Water:
Exploration:
Habitability:
Future Human Travel:
Terraforming
Cool Facts:
List Three Neat Or Interesting Facts About Your Planet:
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